Smart Home Podcast
IBM announced a second podcast in its new series – “George Bailey and Kevin Reardon are two IBM experts on the consumer-electronics industry. In this IBM…
Media
CEDIA Expo 2005 Review
Submission by Eleanor – CEDIA Expo 2005 ReviewSHARP INCREASE IN VISITORS FOR “OUTSTANDING” CEDIA EXPO 2005 – The European custom installation sector is in a…
3 x Home Automation Videos for Free Download
Check this out! – www.jasonbradbury.com – 3 superb 5 minute videos on home automation technology from Channel 5’s Jason Bradbury. These are really worth a…
RF ID Tags used in Smart Home Research
The BBC are reporting on some interesting research using RF ID Tags on a family living in a Smart Home… "A family acting as human…
CCTV, the Latest Must-have for the Home
The BBC are running the following piece on their News site…"Wander into your local branch of Woolworths, B&Q, Argos or Homebase and you will see…
Piping Multimedia Entertainment to Every Room
Interesting article on Home Networks… “A total technological makeover for your home may not be far off, however. According to experts in the consumer electronics…
HomeToys.com Publishes its 50th Emagazine
The Home Technology Emagazine has been online since 1996 and boasts an information library containing over 800 articles and reviews written by experts from all…
Z-Wave Grows
“At the International Builder’s Show in Orlando, Fla. last week, Zensys announced an alliance of more than a hundred companies that will support Zensys’s chip…
Motley Fool – Smart Home
The US version of the famous investment website – The Motley Fool – has run a piece on Smart Home technology companies… “You know all…
CES2005 – Bill Gates Keynote
I watched the full 1 hour 20 minutes of the streamed video of Bill Gates keynote speech at CES2005. There are a few nice demos…
UK Z-Wave Partnership
“Long Beach 16th November, 2004: ConvergeX, a UK based global leader and innovator in digital home and smart living solutions, officially announced a partnership with…
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 – UK Launch
“Last night saw the official launch party for MCE 2005 to the UK press. Unfortunately I was unable to make it but while I wait…
EU Working to Make Digital Home
“The European Union has launched a research project to develop technologies for the digital home. The research project – Amigo – is attempting to open…
Smart Homes For the Do-it-Yourselfer
The Boston Globe have published a piece on Home Automatoin… “Automated security doesn’t have to cost thousands of dollars – Every so often, Michael Brennan…
Digital Home Buying Guide
Australian PC World Magazine has an online story on Home Automation, including a mention of xAP!! “xAP – Likened by some to UPnP, but with…
Geek-Free Home Automation
A nice little article has appeared on the PC Mag site, even if it is a little uncomplmentary to us automatiors… “One of life’s ironies…
Home Automation to Become Mainstream?
Over the years I’ve seen many points at which Home Automation was reportedly finally breaking into the mainstream. HA has two main markets. The “millionaire”…
Smart Homes Offer a Helping Hand
The BBC News site reports… “Smart homes of the future will not only feature designer fabrics and furniture, they will also be filled with clever…
The Wireless LAN Event – Review
Submission by Timothy Edward Hawes – This 2-day event was held at London’s Olympia on 6th/7th April and was billed as “Europe’s biggest Wi-Fi show”. Sponsors…
Digital Home Offers Tame Vision
From the BBCs Technology News pages… Go Digital presenter Tracey Logan despairs at the home of the future on show at the Ideal Home Exhibition…